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Bordeaux 2009: My Top 200 A-Z, To Buy or Not to Buy

May 27 2010

Updated 8th June. Here are my (GQ) scores for my Top 200 Bordeaux 2009 alongside those of US guru Robert Parker (RP), using the 100 point system, plus Jancis Robinson’s scores out of 20. I tasted all the top wines, except Château Ausone and a few garage/boutique wines from St-Emilion, and Le Gay and Le Bon Pasteur from Pomerol.

BUY: as prices are released in June 2010, I have noted down the left hand side the wines I would BUY (or BUY* for best buys). Follow me on Twitter for daily Deal or No Deal tips as wines are released.

R: Recommended but the prices are as yet unknown. Many will have to be pre-ordered. Prices in £ are for the UK buyer In Bond (ex-duty and Vat).

V: Value, for affordable drinking. L is for Left Bank, R is for Right.

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4 thoughts on “Bordeaux 2009: My Top 200 A-Z, To Buy or Not to Buy”

Gavin. I agree that Tour de By (a longstanding favourite of mine) is great value and have again ordered some from Tanners. This year they are also offering a special cuvee called Heritage de By (about £240). Have you any knowledge of this one? Apparently they only make 3000 bottles. Thanks, Mathew

No, I don't know it, Mathew. I'm not that keen on one-off special cuvées, which are rare in the Médoc as opposed to many properties on the Right Bank. It's for the simple reason that some of the best plots are excluded from the main Château wine, which surely means that it's slightly inferior than it could have been.

Personally, I'd buy a case of Chasse Spleen or Poujeaux for £210, or du Tertre at £255, or La Tour Carnet at £230 ish, rather than a special cuvée from Tour de By. Then again, I haven't tasted it. Best regards, Gavin